Or at least, that's what some backwards muslims were thinking, when they persecuted that English teacher in the Sudan, who dared have her class of little kiddies name some stuffed animal the same name as a bunch of privileged muslim dudes.

Guess, I'll just have to dust off that rag-a-muffin, one-eared, dragged-around, saliva-dried, christian symbol I used to call "Flumpy". Then I'll lay it on my pillow and pray the Lord's Prayer to it.

This reminds me of the restriction of my childhood against naming anyone Jesus unless of course you were Hispanic and used the Spanish "Hey Suse" pronunciation. The number of Jesuses I have known personally always ended up being called Jessie or some other nickname in Anglo company.

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Here’s an easy question: What’s worse, someone who doesn’t know anything about the world or someone who tries to spread his or her ignorance to others on national television? “The View’s” Sherri Shepard, who once admitted she didn’t know if the world was flat, insists that “Jesus came first before [the Greeks and Romans]” and “I don’t think anything predated Christians.” Really? What about Pangea?

Clearly, this woman has never heard the meaning of the expression BC.

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This reminds me of the restriction of my childhood against naming anyone Jesus unless of course you were Hispanic and used the Spanish "Hey Suse" pronunciation. The number of Jesuses I have known personally always ended up being called Jessie or some other nickname in Anglo company.

It is strange that the name Jesus is sort of "reserved" to one ethnic group.

All the other names in the bible, be it John, Paul, Luke, Isiah, Abraham can be found in many different ethnic groups. But the one name that should be exhalted the most in the christian faith doesn't get much naming rights. Jesus H!

And to think, the name Jesus has actually gone through some derivations to be easier to pronounce, or whatever. I mean, it could easily have been Jeshua.